murban135

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Sanford mother says she will never be able to hold her newborn because an Orlando hospital performed a life-altering surgery and, she claims, the hospital refuses to explain why they left her as a multiple amputee.

The woman filed a complaint against Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems, she said, because they won't tell her exactly what happened. The hospital maintains the woman wants to know information that would violate other patients' rights.

Claudia Mejia gave birth eight and a half months ago at Orlando Regional South Seminole. She was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando where her arms and legs were amputated. She was told she had streptococcus, a flesh eating bacteria, and toxic shock syndrome, but no further explanation was given.

The hospital, in a letter, wrote that if she wanted to find out exactly what happened, she would have to sue them.

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I am normally sympathetic to doctors and hospitals but don't the old "We cut your arms and legs off but won't tell you why" explanation just doesn't cut it.

Sorry Repost

Mike
 

PricklyPete

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Wow...that is just wrong. It seems that the hospital is trying to protect itself. Regardless, I feel really bad for that woman. She catches a disease in the hospital giving birth and ends up getting her 4 limbs amputated...just sucks.